If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear the case of Pritzker lawyer Laura Nirider’s client, Brendan Dassey, it will be the first time...

Brendan Dassey is appealing his murder conviction to the Supreme Court. (Eric Young/AP) Brendan Dassey, whose conviction was highlighted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Laura Nirider at 312-503-8576 or l-nirider@law.northwestern.edu Steven Drizin at...

“The Wisconsin comeback has only just begun” tweeted Wisconsin incumbent Governor, Scott Walker. Walker was first elected Governor in the...

Last August I wrote about Brendan Dassey, the teenager convicted of murder in Wisconsin along with his uncle, Steven Avery. This case was...

A lawyer for Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects in Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” said he hopes the Supreme Court will review his...

The United States National Registry of Exonerations currently lists the number of exonerations (since 1989) at 2,145, equating to just...

We are profoundly disappointed by the decision of four judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reverse...

“Do you think I’ll be back by 1.29pm, I have a project due in sixth hour” 4,281 days have passed, and Brendan is still waiting, “……. I...

The words ‘Happy Birthday Brendan’ seemed cavernous, as thousands painted social media platforms with wishes of support. It was Brendan’s...